CT Specific

Litigation & Appeals

Connecticut Civil Practice, Procedure, and Forms

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
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5 hours 49 minutes
Anthony Sheffy
Jennifer Black Strutt
Bruce Newman
With Anthony A. Sheffy from Sheffy, DeNigris, Grey & Bedard, LLP + 2 others
Recorded September 23, 2025
Product ID 100569

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Overview

Apply the Rules and Strategies With Deft Precision

Join experienced faculty in this online seminar for a full, focused day of civil practice insights. Enhance your mastery of the rules of procedure and evidence; uncover creative tips for pleadings, motions, and discovery; and build up your civil trial skills. You will also come away with sample forms you can adapt for your own use. Whether you're a new attorney or have a few years under your belt, you won't want to miss this - register today!

  • Discover what judges' biggest pet peeves are from trial lawyers who have learned the hard way.
  • Explore the changing boundaries of what must and should not be disclosed to the opposing party.
  • Refine your deposition skills and get tips for dealing with obstructionist counsel during discovery.
  • Learn how to craft more persuasive motions and briefs.
  • Wield the rules to get your evidence admitted and keep theirs out of court.
  • Hear courtroom tips and tactics from experienced trial attorneys.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. The Unwritten Rules of Civil Court: Lessons You Don't Want to Learn the Hard Way
  2. The Art of Depositions and Discovery
  3. Perfecting Those Critical First Steps
  4. Motions and Briefs: Timing Strategy, Drafting, and Hearing Insights
  5. Applying the Rules of Evidence in Civil Cases
  6. Jury Selection and Civil Trial Guide
  7. Legal Ethics for Civil Litigators

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Product ID 100569

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
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Agenda

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  1. The Unwritten Rules of Civil Court: Lessons You Don't Want to Learn the Hard Way

    1. Judges' Biggest Pet Peeves
    2. Rules of Civil Procedure: Top Attorney Oversights
    3. Motion Practice: What to Do, What Not to Do
    4. Courtroom Conduct
    5. Calling, Emailing, Messaging Judge and Staff: Dos and Don'ts
    6. Bringing Improper Behavior to the Judge's Attention: When and How
    7. When Are Sanctions Warranted?

  2. The Art of Depositions and Discovery

    1. Disclosure Issues and Attorney-Client Privilege Developments
    2. Creative Tips for Interrogatories, Requests for Production, Requests for Admission
    3. Insights for Taking Depositions
    4. Effectively Defending Depositions and Using Objections
    5. Dealing With Obstructionist Discovery Tactics
    6. The Art of the Subpoena
    7. Sample Discovery Requests

  3. Perfecting Those Critical First Steps

    1. Parties, Venue
    2. Initial Complaint and Responsive Pleadings
    3. Troubleshooting Process Issues
    4. Scheduling Conference
    5. Sample Forms

  4. Motions and Briefs: Timing Strategy, Drafting, and Hearing Insights

    1. Applying the Relevant Rules of Procedure
    2. Motion and Brief Writing Tips: Organization, Persuasiveness, Citations, Common Mistakes
    3. Technology and Exhibit Pointers
    4. Motions to Dismiss (With Sample)
    5. Discovery Motions (With Samples)
    6. Summary Judgment Motions (With Sample)
    7. Motions in Limine (With Sample)
    8. Limiting or Excluding Expert Witness Testimony

  5. Applying the Rules of Evidence in Civil Cases

  6. Jury Selection and Civil Trial Guide

    1. Trial Preparation and Coordination With the Court
    2. Voir Dire Question Construction
    3. How Much Case Information Can You Introduce During Voir Dire?
    4. Challenges for Cause and Peremptory Challenges
    5. Opening Statements
    6. How to Preserve Evidentiary Error for Appellate Review
    7. Direct and Cross-Examination
    8. Closing Arguments and Jury Instructions
    9. After the Trial is Over

  7. Legal Ethics for Civil Litigators

    1. Duties to the Client
    2. Duties to the Court
    3. Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel
    4. Ethical Responsibilities to Third Parties

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Anthony A Sheffy
Anthony A.
Sheffy
Sheffy, DeNigris, Grey & Bedard, LLP
Jennifer B Black Strutt
Jennifer B.
Black Strutt
McCarter & English, LLP
Bruce E Newman
Bruce E.
Newman
Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP
Speaker bio
Anthony A Sheffy

Anthony A. Sheffy

Sheffy, DeNigris, Grey & Bedard, LLP
Anthony Sheffy

is the founding partner of Sheffy, DeNigris, Grey & Bedard LLP, which is located centrally in Southington, Connecticut. He has taken jury verdicts in state and federal court recovering substantial compensation for families, including those whose lives have been dramatically altered by a sudden death or brain injury, as well as on behalf of Lloyd's of London, Omni and other insurers. Mr. Sheffy has written and lectured on topics ranging from the fundamentals of presenting civil jury cases to advanced evidence techniques for attorneys experienced in the courtroom. He has been honored as a member of the Order of Justitia in the Litigation Counsel of America; a fellow of the American Bar Foundation; designated as a Top 100 Lawyers in America; and designated as a Super Lawyer in Connecticut since 2011. Mr. Sheffy earned his B.S. degree in combined music and physics from Lebanon Valley College and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Western New England School of Law. He is admitted to the bar for Connecticut state courts and the Federal District Court for the state of Connecticut.

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Jennifer B Black Strutt

Jennifer B. Black Strutt

McCarter & English, LLP
Jennifer Black Strutt

is a partner in the Insurance Recovery, Litigation and Counseling practice group. She counsels a broad range of corporate and individual clients on insurance coverage matters including commercial property and business interruption coverage, errors and omissions ("E&O") liability, directors and officers ("D&O") liability, personal and advertising injury, and commercial general liability. Ms. Strutt also provides advice to clients interested in assessing their potential risks and the adequacy of their existing insurance programs. In addition, she represents corporate clients involved in commercial and contractual disputes. Ms. Strutt has experience with all phases of litigation, up to and including trial, in the federal and state courts of Connecticut. She has assisted in the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars for clients. Ms. Strutt also provides pro bono legal assistance to individuals seeking asylum in the United States. She earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude (co-managing editor, Connecticut Insurance Law Journal) from Wake Forest University and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Ms. Strutt is a member of the American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association (House of Delegates), executive committee member/director of professional development for the Young Lawyers Section, co-founding member of the Insurance Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Section, Connecticut Legal Services (Stamford Day Laborer Clinic), Colorado Bar Association and Colorado Women's Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in Connecticut, New Jersey, Colorado, U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, U.S. District Court District of Colorado, and the U.S. District Court District of New Jersey.

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Bruce E Newman

Bruce E. Newman

Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP
Bruce Newman

is a partner with Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP. He has been practicing law for more than 30 years. He concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, employment litigation, medical malpractice, product liability, and class actions. In addition to Connecticut, Mr. Newman has successfully tried cases in New York and California. Based on his accomplishments, he has been selected by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Lawyer from 2013-2024. Mr. Newman has been ranked as being in the Top 1% of all attorneys by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel for 2015-2025. He has also been designated by his peers as a Connecticut Super Lawyer in the Connecticut Super Lawyer Magazine, Personal Injury for Plaintiff's Law, 2017 - 2024. Mr. Newman is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the American Association for Justice, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and the Connecticut Bar Association. He has been a guest lecturer at the UConn School of Law. Mr. Newman earned his B.A. degree from Colgate University Hamilton, New York and his J.D. degree from Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York.

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